Nutrition Authority: Perspectives on Opportunity

by Susan Calvert Finn, Jane Grant Tougas (Contributor)

How can you make your mark and shape nutrition care for the future? What must you do to grow and promote your authority as a trusted professional? And how can you leverage your authority into dynamic leadership? Dr. Susan Finn helps answer these questions as she shares her own wisdom and the voices of other nutrition changemakers and describes the three pillars that support nutrition authority for dietetics professionals ... learning from our history, relying on science as a foundation, and exploring new frontiers. The knowledge and experience Dr. Finn has gained as a collaborator, leader, and nutrition expert in business, government, and public health guides professionals of today and tomorrow to succeed in any venue. Interviews with leading nutrition professionals provide inside views and advice from dietitians on the ground floor of varied enterprises. From the history of our profession’s founders and leaders to establishing nutrition science as the keystone of dietetic practice and the application of emerging thinking as dietitians lead explorations into new territory, Nutrition Perspective on Opportunities will inspire anyone considering the field, starting out, and making their next career move to assert their leadership and authority in whatever choices they make.

140 pages, Hardcover

Published October 2, 2022

Reviews

[Cláudia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Insightful, inspiring and interesting.
Is easy to read, and divides into 3 parts: 1) discovery through lens of history 2) science: the foundation of our profession and 3) new frontiers: Applying research to achieve our vision.
Loved the part 1, the autor describes the impact of the world wars to shape of dietitians profession in the US. So much we can learn from inspiring women that push through change.

I recommend the reading to any dietitian at any stage of their career.

[Kim · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read for CEUs. While it didn't quite fulfill expectations about future opportunities, I enjoyed learning more about our country's nutrition history and some of the early nutrition and dietetics leaders.